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August 2006
08/31/2006
A key Senate vote on John Bolton's re-nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is expected Thursday, September 7. Those opposing his nomination are organizing a day of action to influence senators on the eve of the vote.
Read moreFrom: Council for a Livable World Related: [United States] Image: John Bolton. © Citizens for Global Solutions
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08/30/2006
In response to 9/11, the U.S. invested in war--and got what it paid for--says a faith-based social justice group. Five years after 9/11, they're rallying Americans to invest in peace. Find out how you can join in as the anniversary approaches.
Read moreRelated: [United States] |
08/30/2006
Climate change is killing the developing world. Please visit this excellent new site to find out how you can help bring about positive change.
Read moreFrom: Practical Action Related: [United Kingdom] |
08/29/2006
Hurricane Katrina brought the public's attention to the tragedy of extreme poverty in both cities and rural areas throughout the United States. Don't forget Katrina's poorest victims; pledge your support today to create a working agenda to end poverty!
Read moreFrom: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights/Leadership Conference Education Fund Related: [United States] Image: Katrina victims and President Bush. © In These Times
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08/14/2006
The U.S. Senate is considering Israel's request for a rush delivery of the cluster munitions it aims to buy. Activists are phoning their senators to oppose the sale of the weapons, which scatter scores of bomblets indiscriminately over an area the size of one or two football fields.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International USA Related: [United States] [Lebanon] [Israel] |
08/04/2006
Two indigenous populations saw much of their ancestral land given away as part of a 1996 peace agreement between the government of the Philippines and a separatist faction. An international petition is supporting their cause as new negotiations threaten to further increase the price they have to pay for the peace of others.
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